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State Officials Investigate Austin ISD After Anti-ICE Student Walkout
The walkout was part of a national protest of recent ICE crackdowns on illegal aliens.
Harris County Sergeant Faces Federal Charges in Online Child Exploitation Case
A Harris County Sheriff’s Office sergeant is facing both state and federal charges after authorities say he engaged in explicit online communications with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old child.
Houston, Investigations, Local
Water District Taxpayer Alleges Fiscal Irresponsibility
Barbara Rivera and her attorney are fighting to get financial records from a water district in Harris County.
El Paso Man Sentenced for Smuggling Illegal Aliens
Oscar Carrillo was charged with smuggling illegal aliens and constructing cross-border tunnels after federal agents discovered a tunnel in El Paso.
Local Archive
North Texas Teacher Arrested for Sexually Abusing Young Student
An “exemplary” North Texas teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a young student at a charter school where he worked. Eric Mitchell Moore, 30, was arrested on charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, a first-degree felony, and...
Reagan County Teacher’s Aide Accused of Sex With Students
A female West Texas teacher’s aide accused of having sex with multiple male students is facing a felony charge. Chelsea Nicole Shook, 31, was arrested and charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20...
New Details in Case of Agua Dulce Teacher Accused of Sex With Students
A now-former South Texas teacher charged almost two years ago with sexually assaulting multiple underage students is still awaiting trial as new details emerge about her alleged crimes. Jaden Renee Charles was a 25-year-old science teacher at Agua Dulce Independent...
Marvin Nichols Reservoir Project Postponed but Still in State Water Plan
After the Texas Water Development Board declared the existence of an interregional conflict over the controversial Marvin Nichols Reservoir project last summer, a compromise framework has been agreed upon by the Region C and Region D water planning districts and...
McKinney ISD Athletic Trainer Arrested for Sex Crimes Against Student
UPDATED January 30. For the second time in one week, a McKinney Independent School District employee was accused of sexual misconduct involving a student. On Wednesday, McKinney ISD families were notified by the district that McKinney North High School athletic...
1A Advocates Urge Review of Politician’s Anti-Free Speech Suit
A huge coalition of First Amendment advocates is asking the Texas Supreme Court to take up a case focused on protecting citizens’ rights to exercise political free speech that is critical of elected officials. The case, Frazier v. Chabot, pits disgraced former State...
Houston Maintains Climate Action Plan Despite US Exit From Paris Agreement
The City of Houston is continuing to operate under its Climate Action Plan, even after President Donald Trump finalized the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement this week. On Tuesday, the Trump administration completed the formal process to exit the...
Falfurrias Athletic Trainer Arrested for Indecency With Student
An athletic trainer for the Brooks County Independent School District was arrested for alleged sexual contact with an underage student. Robert L. “Bobby” Saenz was arrested on a charge of indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree felony punishable by 2...
Harris County Prosecutors Dismiss Charges Against Former Klein ISD Teacher Accused of Trafficking Students
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed criminal charges against a former Klein Independent School District cosmetology teacher who had been accused of recruiting students into a sex trafficking operation involving her adult son. According to a...
